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CVE-2009-2707

Unspecified vulnerability in ia32el (aka the IA 32 emulation functionality) before 7042_7022-0.4.2 in SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 10 SP2 on Itanium IA64 machines allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a 32-bit x86 application.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-2707 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from novell organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-09-18T10:30:00.953

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	novell	suse_linux_enterprise_server	10	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html (bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88)
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2707.html (bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36393 (bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-2707 (bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88)
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521524 (bc94ec7e-8909-4cbb-83df-d2fc9330fa88)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2707.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36393 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-2707 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521524 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For novell's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.